Results 101-120 of 1,068,563 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Ciarán Cuffe OR speaker:Hildegarde Naughton)
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Wastewater Treatment (1 Jul 2025)
Question No. 9 taken with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Measures (1 Jul 2025)
Legislative Measures
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Measures (1 Jul 2025)
Roderic O'Gorman: 10. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the progress of the legislation to underpin the apartment defects remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35771/25]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Measures (1 Jul 2025)
Donna McGettigan: 36. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the defects remediation scheme for apartment owners. [35765/25]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Measures (1 Jul 2025)
Roderic O'Gorman: The Minister will be well aware of the anguish, worry and stalled lives of families living in apartments with structural defects, be they fire safety issues or water leakages, which they experience through no fault of their own. The defective apartment remediation scheme is a lifeline that will finally allow these families to move on. The Minister will appreciate how important that...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)
Thomas Gould: The Minister stated the Government has delivered 3,600 units. That sums up its delivery. There were no cost-rental units in 2020. There were 65 in 2021, 684 in 2022, 869 in 2023 and 2,027 last year. That is still below the Government's targets. The Government has never delivered and has in fact missed every target it has set over the past four or five years. On top of that, in respect...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)
James Browne: I thank the Deputy. As he is fully aware, the cost-rental scheme did not exist in 2020 and that is why no units were delivered. On cost rental, some people cannot afford those rents and that is why we are providing a number of different solutions for people in order for them to access the homes they need at an affordable price. That may be purchase or rent and may involve cost rental,...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)
Thomas Gould: The Minister referred to people on moderate incomes and viability. There are people who cannot get on the social housing list because they earn too much, but they are not earning enough to qualify for cost rental because the rent is more than one third of their income. Individuals, couples and families are trapped in the middle. They are earning too much for social housing and not enough...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)
James Browne: Last week, we extended rent pressure zones across the entire country, effectively creating a national rent control, which the Deputy voted for. In terms of the 25% before market-----
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)
Thomas Gould: There was no vote taken.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)
James Browne: The Deputy supported it.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)
Christopher O'Sullivan: The Deputy supported it.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)
Thomas Gould: I will correct the Minister-----
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)
James Browne: Did the Deputy oppose it then?
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)
Thomas Gould: If I said something like that the Minister would-----
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)
James Browne: We are in a housing crisis. Coming in here and being snide is not the solution. If the Deputy will let me give the answer-----
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)
Thomas Gould: I had solutions two weeks ago.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)
James Browne: The Deputy supported it.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)
Rory Hearne: We supported the extension of RPZs but not the increase in rents. We did not support that.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)
James Browne: I clarified what the Deputy said. We did come in here. I will deal with the Deputy's question rather than shouting over him.